OTTAWA—Finance Minister Jim Flaherty walked into a room full of reporters Thursday and first talked about the parts of the budget he wanted to highlight. Then it turned to questions.

Here’s the raw video of some of his answers. (Note, the man standing beside Flaherty is not his body guard — that’s Industry Minister Christian Paradis.)

First, Flaherty was asked how confident he was that he could save $4.4 billion by closing tax loopholes. He was later asked about what he might do with the projected budget surplus in 2015-16 (currently projected at $800 million), but Flaherty wouldn’t bite, only saying that there’s still a long way to go to eliminate the deficit and the Tories still have some campaign promises that rest on the government getting back to a balanced budget.

Next, Flaherty was asked (and challenged) about infrastructure funding announced in the budget.

Then on to something that will be of interest to parents and sports nuts: The removal of tariffs on baby clothes and sports equipment, such as hockey sticks and golf clubs. (Note this was the second reference to hockey sticks at this press conference.) Flaherty suggested the government may do this for more consumer goods, but it all depends on how retail stores respond.

A major theme of the budget was skills training. Here’s how Flaherty explained the new Canada Job Grant, which will require businesses to help fund retraining for unemployed workers in order for the federal government to hand out grants.

Finally, time to talk tax cheats. The Canada Revenue Agency will pay anyone who has information about people putting money in overseas tax havens and that results in a tax assessment of more than $100,000. Those who don’t apply? “Rogues,” Flaherty said.